Cheng Qingshi (Gu Sheng)
Not long ago, The Guangxi pen painter Su Fahui sent me a group of new works for advice, and said that he did not know whether such paintings could work well, and hoped to hear the opinions of me, a "theoretician". Unexpectedly, I really felt some new interest and point of view at this look. He paints or portraits, or animals, or strange buildings, and mixes these things together and combines them into certain pictures, paradoxical, and like and not, is the reconstruction of abstraction and figuration under the guidance of a certain concept, but the line is rational and pays attention to rhythm and beauty, and introduces the patterns and geometric patterns of flowers and grasses into it, which is very delicate and even wonderful. The whole picture is fantastic and colorful, mysterious and interesting, and quite difficult to read. And some pictures are also randomly set off by some irregular light brown light color blocks, which are more harmonious and resistant.
"Tribal Chieftain" Pen Drawing 60X60cm 2016 The first web exhibition was selected
At that time, I thought, it seems that this hometown of Liu Sanjie can really produce talents and eccentrics! For example, Xu Ying's family, their "very painting", from the theme content to the form of skills are very unexpected, unique, I have also written some comments to explain the introduction. From Su Fahui's new "extraordinary paintings" works, it is not difficult to see the shadow of Xu Yinglao's "extraordinary paintings", but Xu Ying's style is the deep and mysterious "black hole cave", like an old man with vicissitudes; And the glow is sparse, relaxed and interesting, more ethereal imagery, like a group of childish, innocent children.
"The Lost City" Pen Drawing 78X54cm 2017
Therefore, I initially expressed my attitude of approval and hoped that he would further talk about the background of such paintings and related thoughts.
Soon, Su Fahui sent the following "creation talk":
"My current drawing method is mainly influenced by the following aspects:
The first is inspired by Xu Ying's extraordinary paintings and Zhu Jun's non-conceptual painting method. Since that would work, I felt that I could also paint works with my own personality and richer content.
"Birds and Phoenix", pen drawing 50x50cm, 2017
The second is inspired by children's paintings. My little niece of five lives with us, and I often paint with her, and she often rubs her thoughts into a painting and then tells us the story of the picture with relish. I thought, can we adults also express our thoughts in this way?
City of Dragons pen drawing
The third is influenced by fairy tales. Because I often have to lead my little niece to read fairy tale books, my consciousness is full of pictures of various palaces and animals, and when the child asks to draw for her, I will unconsciously draw some palaces, buildings and beasts. "
"Drunkenness" pen drawing
That's the way it is, and it's true.
He went on to say, "Once, when I saw a piece of jam paper that a child was graffiti on, I felt that it was a pity to lose it, so I added my own elements in a pile of random lines, and it turned out that the picture was very harmonious and enduring. This gave me a lot of encouragement, so I tried a lot, got a lot of small ones, and gave me a lot of fresh feelings one by one. Sometimes after drawing a few lines on a blank piece of paper, and then looking for some tangible and intangible connections from it, adding the elements you want at will, it has unexpected effects. This kind of painting method does not require much conception and design in advance, nor does it require too much sketching skills (may also be the reason for my lack of skill), casually, only know what you are painting now, how to draw the next step, and then say, the idea at the moment is this, the next moment I may not want to paint this way, there is no pressure, only the relaxation of the body and mind and the release of pressure. It was a treat indeed. For a while, I was so obsessed that when I came back from work, I plunged into it as soon as I finished eating, and didn't leave my seat for three hours in a row, even forgetting to rest.
"House Slave" Pen drawing
Later, at a meeting, the tea was accidentally poured on a white paper, leaving a yellow tea mark, I drew a small picture based on the traces left by the tea, and it turned out to be quite flavorful, so there was a way to pour tea on the cardboard, based on the tea marks. "
Magic City Fountain pen drawing
Sure enough, the hero saw the same thing. His new works, which are full of childlike and frankness, turn out to be really enlightened and referenced, that is to say, they are not out of thin air, and people are innovative on the shoulders of giants.
"Ruyi" pen drawing
Do not underestimate the child's world, although the painting is clumsy, it is ethereal and innocent, unrestrained, and the imagination is extremely rich. Learn from them, and you will not lose money or be ashamed.
Learning from Xu Ying is also a smart move. But the premise is that you really like it, and you really approve of it. Art is too straightforward to do, the ancients said that "to be a person must be straight, for the art of song", this is the truth. Birdsong is pleasant, but it is impossible to tell the meaning of it. In the same way, the old "very painting" comes from the mysterious Oriental classicism, passed on from generation to generation, into the hands of Su Brother, a new schema, a new feeling that is more Western, modern, and even easier to win the favor and resonance of young art lovers. So why not think of it as a new "very painting". Old and new, the same mysterious, fantastic, eerie, the same ethereal, beautiful.
Pen drawing of the Beast
He really played a role, "sending" and increasing "brilliance". When people reach middle age, a tube of pen painting comes and goes, rushing left and right, but they did not expect to embark on such a new road, is it not fate?
Contemporary art, more about multiple elements, multiple ways, but it is not born out of nowhere, in fact, it should be inherited and developed.
"Netizen" pen drawing
In any case, Brother Fa Hui's new extraordinary painting is far more meaningful than what photo he is dying to cut. Besides, he really wasn't writing nonsense. As far as some details in the painting and their combinations are concerned, he is self-disciplined, and when he lets go, he sees constraints, only in this way, he sees new ideas, looks at the head, and advocates the personalization of the schema and the expression of the sense of rhythm.
"Spirit Rabbit" pen drawing
Children's paintings, extraordinary paintings, fairy tales, ancient legends, classical mysticism in the Eastern style, the open and spontaneous spirit of the Western style of flaunting individuality... These things are actually combined into Su Fahui's new meaning and new expression, which seems so different.
"Wangwang" pen drawing
I hope that Brother Fa Hui will not stop at a shallow taste, but be bolder and more ethereal, pursue deep-seated mysterious fantasy (if any), and even create some large-scale masterpieces.
I think that if he goes deeper for some years, he will be able to truly achieve his dream of pen painting art!
On July 9, 2017, it was held in xishixuan in the ancient western region